Madeleine McCann: Blonde Child Seen In Morocco
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann.
DAILY MAIL front page: “Could this be Maddie?”
Readers see a picture of a child being carried on a woman’s back - “The intriguing picture being probed by Interpol.”
Pages 10 and 11: “Could this really be Maddie?”
This is the picture of a girl “in the clutches of a group of Moroccans”. The picture was taken four weeks ago near Tangiers by Spaniard Clara Torres.
DAILY MIRROR front page: “MADDY IN MOROCCO?”
Readers see the same picture. The Full “astonishing story” is on pages 4 and 5.
Pages 4 and 5: “COULD IT BE?” Less the full story than another question.
“GERRY: I KNOW WE WILL BE CLEARED” – Gerry McCann says he and his wife “wanted to be eliminated from the enquiry as quickly as possible”. Some news.
THE SUN front page: “MOROCCO PHOTO SENSATION. IS THIS MADDIE?”
The picture is “sensational”. It has been described as “convincing”, but by whom is not said.
Pages 4 and 5: “GERRY & KATE: IT COULD BE HER – MADDIE PARENTS HOPE AT SIGHTING SENSATION.”
Clara Torres is talking on Spanish radio. She looks at the photo. Says she: “It sent shivers down my spine.”
DAILY EXPRESS front page: “NOW A ‘PHOTO’ OF MADELEINE IN MOROCCO.”
‘Photo’ is placed in quotes lest readers mistake the picture for a ‘SNAP’ or a ‘SHOT’.
Spanish Government official Jose Herrero Arcas says: “The National Police received a photograph by email taken by a young Spanish couple who believe it shows Madeleine McCann. The quality of the photograph is not very clear and it was taken from around 200 metres away. However, the National Police are taking the claim seriously enough to have sent it on to their colleagues at Interpol. I cannot give any more information than that.”
DAILY STAR front page: “MADDIE – AMAZING PHOTO IN MOROCCO.”
Pages 4 and 5: “MADDIE SEEN IN MOROCCO – Bombshell new photo is probed by Interpol.”
THE TIMES front page: “Police start investigation into ‘picture in Morocco of Madeleine McCann’.”
Page 5: “New photograph shows child like Madeleine on African woman’s back.”
A source close to the McCanns tells one and all: “The McCanns are not going to get their hopes up until the photograph has been sent for forensic examination.” And, dare it be said, a DNA test.
DAILY TELEGRAPH front page: “Is this Madeleine in Morocco?” The search for the missing child has taken a “dramatic turn”.
Page 9: “Gerry McCann is “confident” he and his wife will be cleared. A source tells us: “It is very unlikely that British police would question the McCanns on behalf of the Portuguese now.”
Robert Murat responds to claims by nanny Charlotte Pennington that on the night of Madeleine’s disappearance he was by the McCann family apartment: “I certainly was not there that night. At no point was I there.”
THE GUARDIAN & THE INDEPENDENT no Maddy news today.
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October 12th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Hi All,
Wonder why we cannot get on MADELEINE NOT IN MALTA OR MOROCCO FORUM…its been almost a week now.?? And still no response from the Mods and Admin?? Hope this gets resolved soon or at least an answer to what happened.
October 12th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Hi everyone:
Hi Mike:
Wow - could they also tell from that if someone elses DNA would be in the boot of the car ? And or from the keys of the car ? There might be too many figer prints on the keys to tell that ……
October 12th, 2007 at 10:01 am
Friends of the McCann’s said they were told yesterday the results of the forensic tests in Birmingham would be sent to Portugal on Monday Experts have been examining a hair found in the boot of the couples rented Renault Scenic to see whether it came from a corpse and if it was Madeleine’s , and whether she had been sedated.
When the results are known the McCann’s could be asked back to Portugal for further questioning…………………………..Daily Mirror Friday 12th Oct
October 11th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
Hi All
Hey me too, Swissmiss, Mike and Rachel. Hope the new info leads somewhere.
I feel the same way, this case is draining me. But here till the end.
October 11th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
hello everyone,hi swiss miss and mike and the rest of you guys.i was feeling the same swiss its just so exhausting now.theres never an end to this.!!
October 11th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
Hi everyone!
Just came across your board and wanted to say hello…….
I sure wish Maddie will be found because this case is starting to drain me!!
October 11th, 2007 at 7:14 pm
New Portuguese Chief Inspector Paulo Rebelo, 45, moved to breathe life into the 5-month old investigation. His appointment came as 300 Operational Predator Detectives sifted through evidence after paedophile raids led to 80 arrests and the seizure of 150 computers containing child porn.
At least 75 properties in Lisbon, Porto, the Azores and Maderia were searched. Officers examining the file images were briefed to be on the lookout for Madeleine as police looked at the possibility perverts snatched her.
October 11th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Hoping that Portuguese police continue to search out all possible leads that they have.The new detective in charge had 80 paedophiles arrested across Portugal and are checking their computors for any sign of Maddie.
Perhaps Spain, Portugal, Morocco, and some other European countries could do the same,and get these perverts off the streets.
Hi Jean
agree with you.
MODS AND ADMIN
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH ” MADELEINE NOT IN MALTA OR MOROCCO FORUM “
October 11th, 2007 at 2:18 am
[...] Anorak - This girl looks like her hair has a natural kisscurl to it, if you look carefully you can see it. Madeleine doesn t have a kisscurl. I would doubt it s her, but then its good for me if it is her, as I DID say I think she will be found Continue [...]
October 10th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
URGENT
Mods and Admin
What has happened to the Madeleine McCann Not in Malta or Morocco site. I have tried for two days to get onto this and have so far failed due to an error. What is going on? Can it please be sorted out as soon as possible, or if not can you let me know why.
October 10th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
[...] Anorak - This girl looks like her hair has a natural kisscurl to it, if you look carefully you can see it. Madeleine doesn t have a kisscurl. I would doubt it s her, but then its good for me if it is her, as I DID say I think she will be found Read More [...]
October 10th, 2007 at 10:45 am
[...] Wags & Players (48) Anorak - The position the child is in there would pull the adult back surely? Surely if you thought the child was Madeleine McCann you d have been over there like a shot, you d have alerted as many people nearby as possible and you d be sat on a cool 2 [...]
October 10th, 2007 at 4:34 am
[...] Anorak - This girl looks like her hair has a natural kisscurl to it, if you look carefully you can see it. Madeleine doesn t have a kisscurl. I would doubt it s her, but then its good for me if it is her, as I DID say I think she will be found Learn More [...]
October 9th, 2007 at 5:48 am
[...] Alisher UsmanovAnorak - I think you will find that the McCanns have not had any charges formally brought against them - either in Portugal or the UK. So to say they have been accused of murder is simply not true. Toni Says: September 26th, 2007 at 9:57 am http [...]
October 8th, 2007 at 5:10 am
[...] Anorak - As somebody mentioned last night ,you can contact the artist on the web site, what I did. The answer:” I’m working since about a month with the information which comes up everyday. I’m just making the artistic interpretation and illustrating it continue reading [...]
October 6th, 2007 at 6:37 am
[...] Anorak - I’m just making the artistic interpretation and illustrating it, it’s a lot of emotion and art has to be fresh in this sense. It’s not me that is weird or dark, what’s happening is very dark and very weird, I’m just painting what’s in More Stampin Up Rubber Stamp News [...]
October 6th, 2007 at 6:03 am
[...] Anorak - I have seen nothing on the very likely case that the McCann(s) were taking sedatives after the abduction, which would As somebody mentioned last night ,you can contact the artist on the web site, what I did. The answer: I m working since More Info [...]
October 2nd, 2007 at 11:36 pm
[...] Anorak - - Alisher Usmanov: The Bloggers React in Pictures Readers see a picture of a child being carried on a woman’s back - “The intriguing picture being probed by Interpol.” Pages 10 and 11: “Could this really be Maddie?” This is the picture of a Read it here [...]
October 2nd, 2007 at 7:45 am
[...] Alisher UsmanovAnorak - The position the child is in there would pull the adult back surely? Surely if you thought the child was Madeleine McCann you d have been over there like a shot, you d have alerted as many people nearby as possible and you d be sat on a cool 2 [...]
September 29th, 2007 at 11:14 pm
Hi Frank,
Just found this new Anorak article…working gets in the way of everything else….Hope On2u and Ethel make it over too….3 of the most logical people on here….
US was to get a special by Nancy Grace Friday night, but they changed the topic to the poor little girl on the video in Vegas…
Really wonder what is becoming of the world and truth….and kindness….
This whole thing reminds me of the children’s book “The Emperor’s New Clothes”….How long before someone realizes they’re naked?
Spudgun’s video was great…
D
September 29th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
wrong the risk the mccans took was , in reality, a very big one. they left 3 babies alone and ones gone possible dead or in a living nightmare. you cant compare it to the child abducted frome her bath. This parent was in the house and gone for a couple minutes to care for another child The macans where not in the apartment, were gone for who knows how long (they are always changing the story) to do what-eat dinner and drink!!!
September 28th, 2007 at 9:52 am
1111, keepcopshonest
I believe the Portuguese police have shown some of the evidence to the parents during questioning, which resulted in their change of behaviour. The police are not required to present the public with all the evidence before an eventual trial. To do so would be plain daft.
It is disingenuous to keep presenting the Cipriano case as a similar enquiry.
September 27th, 2007 at 10:23 pm
1115 susan
Yes, that is what I am saying. They did not do what I would have, but I respect their rights as parents to perform their parental functions as they see fit. Yes, I do have children of my own.
As a parent, I fully understand the emotional fear and anxiety one has about the safety of small children/babies. I think we have a programmed instinct and fear that an unattended child is at risk, hence our outrage, disbelief and lack of comprehension at how the McCann’s could leave their children for 30min at a time.
But I started to question in myself the almost irrational fear we have and tried to reason logically if the risks were as real as we instinctively imagine or whether they are irrational and overstated.
Before I go on, ask yourself this, if you have children of course, who watches over them while you are asleep? Do you wake every 30min to check on them?
I think there are 3 types of dangers we fear - medical - mischief/accident and ‘others’.
I think there is a sort of assumption that a child might suffer some sudden medical problem that would endanger it, that we need to be close by to deal with. But when I try and put my finger on what precisely might happen to a sleeping child, I can’t put a name to it. There is SIDs of course, but it can and often does take children, even when they are in the same room as the parent. It is also more likely to affect children much younger than the McCann’s children. The other one is vomiting and subsequent choking. My wife has quite bit of medical knowledge and stated flatly to me that it just doesn’t happen - drunk adults yes, small children no. I am not saying medical emergencies don’t arise in the night, but they certainly appear to be very uncommon with a very low probability - especially something that is sudden enough for a 30min checking schedule to be too long.
Then we have children waking up, getting out of bed and then coming to harm. The list off all the things one could possibly dream up here is too long so I wont go into that. In my experience, children of that age call out to their parents if they wake up, rather than get up in the dark and go wandering about. If they do get up, it usually is to go into the parents bedroom and to climb into their bed. I saw someone mention kids bouncing off walls, running around screaming, stacking and climbing on furniture etc. But I ask myself; after they have been put to bed and gone to sleep, in the dark? Never in my experience, with either my own children or myself and my brother when we were small. No one I know has ever said to me their toddler has woken up in the night, got up to mischief and come to harm. It possibly does happen to someone, somewhere, sometime, but i don’t think it happens very often. So once again, this sort of harm is possible, but I think it very unlikely.
I think we should remember that by all accounts the children had sun, sand, water and kids club that day - a combination my experience tells me is likely to send them to sleep pretty quickly and keep them that way.
The other fear we have is that of harm from ‘others’ - bad people. It happens but it is very rare. I wrote a long post, largely on this topic, in another thread so if you have the interest and patience you can find it here:
http://www.anorak.co.uk/madeleine-mccann/176439.html post 963
Last winter there was an example in the Uk of the poor girl who was taken from her bath and home and assaulted. So it is possible, but if you think there are about 24.5 million households in the UK and that this sort of thing may not even happen every decade, the odds of it happening must be greater than 100 million to one.
So all in all I think the overall risk the McCanns took was very, very small in reality, even though emotionally it will always seem to us like a big risk.
Something that really is a big risk is putting our children in a car and driving them somewhere, yet parents willingly endanger their children in this way without a moments thought and none of us will criticise them because we all do it. Yet we, and those same parents, will be horrified at the McCanns leaving their children alone - for 30 minute intervals - which is really a far smaller risk than what we ourselves take with our own children. I can’t condemn them for taking a tiny risk when I take much bigger ones, I think that would be hypocritical.
September 27th, 2007 at 7:44 pm
411 Moderation Says:
September 26th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
SSS you are wrong and that’s it…….. I worked in that area for far too long so I know and have the qualification.
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Ummmm…With all due respect to whatever your self-proclaimed “qualification” may be SSS is correct. A large percentage of paedophiles enjoy what they do to children and believe it is absolutely normal and perfectly acceptable (or that it should be - they will often cite ancient Greek and Roman cultural mores and sensibilities as a reason why their lifestyle is moral and just. If you don’t believe me then please google NAMBLA and you’ll get a very good idea of their strange mindset).
Whereas child abusers more often typically understand right from wrong and know and understand their abuse of a child (sexual or not) is wrong (or a sin). In both cases they cannot control themselves due to early childhood conditioning or possibly a brain abnormality.
Neurological studies in the past few years have uncovered interesting evidence that the brain’s right lobe of the orbifrontal cortex, which is known to be tied to judgment, impulse control and social behaviour may be markedly different in paedophiles and predatorial criminals who feel justified in their beliefs, lifestyle and life choices. Their abillity to reason and be ethically and morally good is severely hampered with an increase in following their desires to the utmost no matter how outrageous. Living life guided by the pleasure principle with these types is paramount to all else.
Also, it seems you simply like to argue for the sake of arguing. There was nothing at all in any of SSS’s remarks which could even be remotely considered supportive of paedophilia or child abuse. Yet inexplicably you misconstrued her meaning? I’ve noticed this with a lot of your comments in response to others on these forums. I can only imagine why you call yourself “moderation” when you are so immoderate and evidently enjoy obsessively attacking anyone who says anything you cannot agree with or do not have the ability to properly understand.
If you really do have “qualification” in any vocation related to working with children or paedophiles I feel very sad for your community.
September 27th, 2007 at 7:17 pm
Rosemary says, 1106, “I presume the Portuguese police have good evidence for believing she is dead ”
Presume? That’s just it, the public ought not to presume. If they cops have good evidence, let them present it. Remember, this investigation is headed by a cop who remains a “suspect” (arguido) on allegations that he arranged for underlings to beat a confession out of the mother of the missing 7 year old Joana Cipriano.
http://tinyurl.com/2484jd
September 27th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
1112 so are you saying they did not neglect their 3 children by leaving them alone,in an unlocked apartment,what a strange sense of responsibility you have.
September 27th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
1104 Carmen
I wasn’t stating ‘categorically’ that my interpretation of the phrase was the correct one, just sharing what I thought it meant, as I was trying to sort it out and be helpful, not act like a know-it-all. No need to become hateful toward someone who is just trying to make sense of a poorly chosen set of words.
Another poster earlier said that the sentence meants that the bishop was angry with the priest for giving out the keys. If ‘ticked off’ is to mean angry in this instance, then it would be the other way around then, as the sentence said the priest was ticked off BY the bishop.
Either way, I really don’t care that much at all about the key issue, so if I don’t respond to further comment on it, don’t take it personally, please.
September 27th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
1112, The Real Stig,
I’m glad I missed that.
September 27th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
1102 Rosemary
You do not know how right you are (apologies if my presumption is incorrect)
Several days ago a bunch these…whatevers, were discussing with excited glee the prospect they might get on a jury in the UK if there was a child neglect trial of the McCanns. They were positively salivating and frothing at the prospect.
Makes me quite sick and fearful thinking about it.
September 27th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
1103 dt
Oh yes, ages ago, but exposing and countering the dark and vile things coming from these hyaena’s is the right thing to do.
“Neutrality
I remember: it happened yesterday, or eternities ago. A young Jewish boy discovered the Kingdom of Night. I remember his bewilderment, I remember his anguish. It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our people and the future of mankind were meant to be sacrificed.
I remember he asked his father: “Can this be true? This is the twentieth century, not the Middle Ages. Who would allow such crimes to be committed? How could the world remain silent?”
And now the boy is turning to me. “Tell me,” he asks, “what have you done with my future, what have you done with your life?” And I tell him that I have tried. That I have tried to keep memory alive, that I have tried to fight those who would forget. Because if we forget, we are guilty, we are accomplices.
And then I explain to him how naïve we were, that the world did know and remained silent. And that is why I swore never to be silent whenever wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe.
Elie Wiesel, Nobel Acceptance Speech”